Sharon Block

@poweratwork.bsky.social's 10th ep of the Power Half-Hour is out! Joining @mrsethharris.bsky.social is @cljeharvard.bsky.social Executive Director @sharblock.bsky.social, @seattleulaw.bsky.social professor Elizabeth Ford, & @chicagotribune.com reporter Talia Soglin: poweratwork.us/power-half-h...

Workers are being squeezed by a softening job market, rising costs, and an administration that is hostile to unions and labor rights. @sharblock.bsky.social joined The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton to explain how Trump’s policies are leaving workers less secure.

In @msnbc.com, labor expert @sharblock.bsky.social explains that while unions are more popular than ever, outdated laws make organizing risky. She outlines reforms like stronger penalties for union-busting and sectoral bargaining to ensure workers can organize. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Member Scholar @sharblock.bsky.social of Harvard Law was quoted in a commentary by @ositanwanevu.com in The Nation about democracy and workers. Read Nwanevu's commentary here. 👇 www.thenation.com/article/arch...

A recent email to EPA employees discouraging union activity on personal time raises ethics concerns and could "have a pretty serious chilling effect on their willingness to engage with their union at all," according to @sharblock.bsky.social. More from @wgbh.org ⬇️ www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Hey anti-trust friends: Didn’t Trump just admit to violating anti-trust law by soliciting a no-poach agreement from Jeffrey Epstein? I know this is hardly the worst behavior that has transpired btwn these two but just wanted to call out more lawlessness. www.npr.org/2025/07/29/n...

Come for the music, stay for the message! Watch an extended excerpt from our interview with Ken Casey (@dropkickmurphys.com), Professor @sharblock.bsky.social, and Sing for Science podcast host Matt Whyte: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ53...

"Reimagining the purpose and function of science and innovation policy will be a core component of asserting our bigger vision of democracy..." More on democratically deploying AI from @sharblock.bsky.social and @michelleimiller.bsky.social: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/democra...

"We need meaningful human oversight and worker input." @bostonglobe.com op-ed from @sharblock.bsky.social and Mass AFL-CIO President Chrissy Lynch delves into the AI provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill and the impact it will have on workers. Read more ⬇️ www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/11/o...

Shipping up for solidarity! See @dropkickmurphys.com's Ken Casey and CLJE's @sharblock.bsky.social talk all things labor and economic justice, June 12 @ 7pm at the Harvard Science Center. Grab your spot here: www.eventbrite.com/e/sing-for-s...

I am so excited to get the chance to talk to Ken Casey of @dropkickmurphys.com. Workers may be asking “who will stand with us?” I know one answer - Ken Casey!

Join us for a live taping of Sing for Science with Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys and Harvard Law professor and CLJE Director @sharblock.bsky.social! June 12th, 7pm. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/sing-for-s...

BREAKING: The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has denied the Trump administration's request to overturn a lower court order that blocks the reorganization of the federal government. This latest win is the most significant challenge to President Trump's authority.

Join CLJE and Sing for Science as we talk with @dropkickmurphys.com lead singer Ken Casey and Harvard Law's @sharblock.bsky.social about all things labor and economic justice! June 12, 7PM. Read more about the event and grab your spot below: www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-for...

The Supreme Court has agreed to allow President Trump to temporarily remove leaders of two independent agencies. “There is a potential for a government that is devoid of a lot of the checks and balances that we have come to rely on.” - @sharblock.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Providing access to basic cooling measures is an inexpensive way to keep people safe, with the added benefit of economic efficiency. “It’s not just the decent thing to do but the smart thing to do.” @sharblock.bsky.social in @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/comm...

The Future of Labor and the Democratic Party. (@sharblock.bsky.social @maxkiefel.bsky.social @cljeharvard.bsky.social @onlabor.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250513-top...

@daveyseligman.bsky.social is exactly the kind of pro-worker progressive leader we need in this moment. Okay — in any moment but particularly this one. I’m thrilled to support him.

Are unions breaking up with the Democratic Party? Our new survey data shows labor is powerful but not monolithic. What else can unions do to communicate salient policies that affect workers' everyday lives? Read more from @sharblock.bsky.social & @maxkiefel.bsky.social onlabor.org/the-future-o...

Did you know that union members are more likely to think corporate policies contributed to inflation while nonunion workers think gov’t policy caused inflation. Want to know more about the role of unions in the 2024 election — check out our new report.

WEBINAR: Does being a union member influence the way people vote? Do unions act as sources of information on policy and the economy? Delve into new research around labor's influence on the 2024 election with CLJE & @harvardash.bsky.social tomorrow. Register ⬇️ harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Our new research with Columbia Labor Lab sheds light on unions as important sources of information about policy and government, playing a role in educating their members to make the most informed choice at the ballot box. Check out our new report: clje.law.harvard.edu?p=6248

The future of AI shouldn’t be left in the hands of tech billionaires and corporations. Workers must have a real voice in how AI is deployed. Explore more on why we need a pro-worker agenda for AI that includes real safeguards and worker-centered policies. #restoringdemocracy

Honored to be part of this collection from @rooseveltinstitute.org to show a path out of the chaos into economic fairness. @michelleimiller.bsky.social and I offer a vision of AI policy that puts workers in the lead. @cljeharvard.bsky.social

NEW: Americans need a government that delivers stability and security—not chaos. Our new essay collection brings together great minds to imagine how democracy can better deliver the economy Americans need and want. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...

"There is nothing that I can see about what DOGE is doing that follows any of the standard procedures for how you do an audit that has integrity...that serve the normal auditing function, which is to look for fraud, waste and abuse." @sharblock.bsky.social on @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

Come join me for a timely @progressivereform.bsky.social and @sensiblesafeguards.bsky.social webinar on how the public interest community can begin reclaiming their government from Trump by building their own People's Regulatory Agenda. Thursday, May 1. 11 am ET. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

“We’re seeing these assaults, not just on their collective bargaining rights, but some of the basic labor standards that sort of undergird decent work in this country.” - @sharblock.bsky.social on the erosion of national labor standards as REI workers try to bargain www.kqed.org/news/1203728...

On campus at Harvard Law tomorrow? Come by the Law and Democracy Forum to hear from former Acting Secretary of Labor @juliesulabor.bsky.social and Professor @sharblock.bsky.social as they discuss how and why we should fight for the civil service clje.law.harvard.edu/events/shoul...

Gwynne Wilcox has once again been reinstated to the NLRB. Learn more from @sharblock.bsky.social about the 1935 precedent at the center of the ongoing litigation, Humphrey's Executor, and what it means for workers' rights if it's overturned @onlabor.bsky.social onlabor.org/humphreys-ex...

@sharblock.bsky.social and @rdnayak.bsky.social presented on the hazard of extreme heat on workers in the U.S. & India at #India2047, hosted by @harvardsalata.bsky.social and The Mittal Institute. Experts from various fields addressed challenges for living a decent life when temperatures are rising.

Building climate resilience must be a collaborative and interdisciplinary effort and we need multiple voices at the table in order to shape effective policy. Read more from @sharblock.bsky.social and @rdnayak.bsky.social as they return from #India2047 salatainstitute.harvard.edu/how-work-and...

Catch @sharblock.bsky.social on @poweratwork.bsky.social where she gives her labor predictions for 2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSjP...

Rescheduled: Join @sharblock.bsky.social and Former Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su on April 8th for Harvard Law's Law and Democracy Forum, as they ask the question: should we fight for the civil service? hls.harvard.edu/events/hls-l... Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

"We can't keep working in silos." @sharblock.bsky.social & @rdnayak.bsky.social returned from India 2047 with a greater understanding of how to work across disciplines to find creative ways to protect workers. Read their takeaways on heat protections ⬇️ salatainstitute.harvard.edu/how-work-and...

@sharblock.bsky.social delves into the potential overturning of Humphrey's Executor in light of Gwynne Wilcox's firing from the NLRB. What does overturning Humphrey's mean for Board members? For labor organizing? Or, for presidential power? Read more @onlabor.bsky.social onlabor.org/humphreys-ex...

See @poweratwork.bsky.social's second 'Buy or Sell' blogcast with @burnescenter.bsky.social's @mrsethharris.bsky.social, Executive Director of the @cljeharvard.bsky.social, @sharblock.bsky.social, & @aflcio.org's former Director of Gov. Affairs, Bill Samuel: poweratwork.us/live-buy-or-...!

What should we make of President Trump's Executive Order 14,192, "Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation?" @sharblock.bsky.social breaks down why this order is more extreme than the administration's previous deregulatory efforts ⬇️ www.theregreview.org/2025/03/04/b...

Utah just became the third state to ban collective bargaining for public workers. ESB's @sharblock.bsky.social calls the move “at the extreme end of the spectrum” & warns that, along with federal rollbacks on labor rights, it's a serious threat to the labor movement. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/u...

"Unions were built for big fights. You all were built for big fights. We know we can build a future where every worker gets a just day's pay for a hard day's work." On Friday, Julie Su, former Acting Secretary of Labor, delivered the commencement address at our Harvard Trade Union Program graduation

We are so proud of the 112th class of the Harvard Trade Union Program, who graduated last Friday with inspiring commencement remarks from Julie Su and their elected class speakers, Alex Perkins and Martin Mulkerrin. Read more from Harvard Law: hls.harvard.edu/today/julie-...

In addition to the dismantled NLRB, when states take "away the rights of the public sector workers to engage in collective bargaining, you get to a point where that’s an incredibly serious threat to the labor movement." @sharblock.bsky.social on Utah's recent ban www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/u...

The firing of NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox is sparking a legal battle over presidential power & agency independence. ESB's @sharblock.bsky.social says the case will likely reach the Supreme Court, which could have major consequences for labor law & worker rights. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The NLRB's independence is on the line. @sharblock.bsky.social breaks down the history of Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, the implications of Gwynne Wilcox's firing from the Board, and how the Trump administration is undermining collective bargaining rights: onlabor.org/humphreys-ex...

"I have never heard anyone suggest that [Wilcox] has engaged in neglect of duty or malfeasance...she certainly hasn't been accorded notice and a hearing. So I fail to see how her discharge accords with the law." @sharblock.bsky.social on Wilcox's firing from the NLRB www.axios.com/2025/01/28/t...

Trump fired NLRB member Gwynne Wilcox, hampering the board's powers. This means companies will drag out bargaining even more. "Now, companies know that there’s nobody to even find that they failed to bargain in good faith," @sharblock.bsky.social says www.fastcompany.com/91268552/phi...

"A very important institution to moderating the worst impulses of capitalism...is a thriving labor movement." @sharblock.bsky.social moderated a panel on global inequality and its solutions, "Balancing the Scales," at the Davos Open Forum 2025. Watch more ⬇️ #WEF25 www.weforum.org/open-forum/e...

While the nomination may seem like a step toward a pro-worker GOP agenda, ESB expert @sharblock.bsky.social and Ben Sachs point out that it’s part of a broader effort to reshape the party’s labor narrative without truly addressing workers’ needs. Read in @thehill.com: thehill.com/opinion/5081...

At Davos 2025, @sharblock.bsky.social moderated a panel on rising global inequality and the role that fair labor standards, education, technology, and entrepreneurism can play in combatting it. Block was joined by Katherine Garrett-Cox, Anis Kallel, Chantal Line Carpentier, & Melvyn Lubega #WEF25

"It is reasonable to reject the narrative that [Trump's] party's approach to labor policy is changing as part of a rebrand as the party of working people." More on the deceptive politics of Trump's labor pick from @sharblock.bsky.social & Benjamin Sachs in @thehill.com thehill.com/opinion/5081...